Top 20 drama series on Netflix

Drama genre is intended to be a serious genre mixed with intense sensations. Good drama series can blossom sensations and feelings if you aim to watch them with your partner or alone. Here there are the best drama movies you can watch today in Netflix.

1. Breaking Bad (2008)

A professor at an Albuquerque institute in New Mexico learns he has incurable lung cancer. He decides to make amphetamines and put them on sale to free his family from economic problems.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

8.8 /10 9.5 /10

2. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)

The brothers try to resurrect their mother using the power of alchemy. The experiment goes wrong, and as a consequence, Edward loses an arm and a leg. They travel in search of the secret of human transmutation to recover what they lost.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Anime, Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Science fiction, Mystery

8.3 /10 9.1 /10

3. Life (2018)

Set in a top Korean university hospital, Life follows an ER doctor focused on patient care who clashes with a new CEO bent on reform, sparking a power struggle over ethics, careers and patient welfare.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

7.6 /10 9.1 /10

4. When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025)

Set on Jeju, it follows Ae-sun, a spirited young woman who dreams of being a poet despite hardship, and Gwan-sik, a quiet, hardworking man devoted to her; their enduring island romance survives setbacks and time.

Genres: Romance, Drama

9.1 /10

5. Better Call Saul (2015)

Prequel of the series "Breaking Bad", centered on the character of lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), six years before meeting Walter White. The series tells how a small pickle with problems reaching the end of month named Jimmy McGill, becomes a criminal lawyer Saul Goodman.

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

8.0 /10 9.0 /10

6. Kota Factory (2019)

India's first "Black and White" program highlights the problems faced by today's IIT-JEE applicants in their daily lives.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

9.0 /10

7. DEATH NOTE (2006)

TV serie "Death Note" tells the story about a young man named Yagami Light. Light decides to use the notebook from anonymity, to clean the world of all criminals.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Crime, Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

8.2 /10 8.9 /10

8. When They See Us (2019)

A miniserie that exposes the deep cracks presented by the U.S. judicial and police system. Five teenagers are caught in a nightmare when they are accused of a brutal attack.

Genres: Thriller, Biography, Drama, History

7.9 /10 8.8 /10

9. BoJack Horseman (2014)

In a world where anthropomorphic humans and animals coexist, the protagonist of the series is the BoJack Horseman horse (Will Arnett), protagonist of the telecomedy "Horsin' Around" in the 90s.

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama

8.0 /10 8.8 /10

10. VINLAND SAGA (2019)

"Vinland Saga" is a TV series about Thorfinn, a Viking warrior's son seeking revenge on the mercenary leader who killed his father. He joins Askeladd's group to get closer to him, but gets caught in the war for the English crown instead.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, History, Drama

7.8 /10 8.8 /10

11. Line of Duty (2012)

The series follows detective sgt. Steve Arnott, who makes a mistake during an anti-terrorist operation. He is assigned to investigate the alleged corruption of the popular and successful chief inspector.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

7.7 /10 8.7 /10

12. Dark (2017)

"Dark" is situated in a german village. Two mysterious disappearances expose the double lives and broken relationships.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy

7.6 /10 8.7 /10

13. Peaky Blinders (2013)

A family of gangsters settled in Birmingham after World War I runs an equestrian betting venue. The chief inspector is sent from Belfast to clean up the city and end the band.

Genres: Crime, Drama

8.0 /10 8.7 /10

14. Narcos (2015)

Tthe series narrates the efforts of the U.S. and Colombia to fight drug trafficking. In the third season the goal is to try to end the Medelln cartel.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Biography, Thriller, Action/Adventure

7.9 /10 8.7 /10

15. Black Mirror (2011)

Anthological series created by Charlie Brooker that shows the dark side of technology and how it affects and can alter our life, sometimes with consequences as unpredictable as terrifying.

Genres: Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery

8.2 /10 8.7 /10

16. Haikyu!! (2014)

Hinata, an undersized teen inspired by the "small giant," joins Karasuno to face prodigy Kageyama—only to find him a teammate. They overcome rivalry, fuse Hinata’s speed with Kageyama’s setting, train hard, and aim for nationals.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Sport, Comedy, Drama

8.7 /10

17. Crash Landing on You (2019)

A young and wealthy South Korean heiress suffers a paragliding accident in North Korean skies and must hide on hostile land with the help of an army officer.

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action/Adventure

7.5 /10 8.7 /10

18. Downton Abbey (2010)

Downton Abbey tells the story of a complicated community. The house has been for generations home of the aristocratic, but also their servants, while they know many family secrets, the family knows very little about them. the interlocked lives of the Crawleys and their servitude are altered by war.

Genres: Drama, Romance

7.8 /10 8.7 /10

19. Blue Eye Samurai (2023)

A master of the mestizo ancestry sword lives a covert life while looking for revenge in the Japan of the Edo period.

Genres: Animation, Drama, Action/Adventure

8.1 /10 8.7 /10

20. Alchemy of Souls (2022)

In Daeho, souls begin inhabiting other bodies, sparking a deadly struggle for power, love and identity. Mu-deok, trapped in a blind woman's body, secretly trains Jang Wook; Seo Yul and Crown Prince Go Won face rivals using soul-transfer magic.

Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy

7.4 /10 8.7 /10